Crisis
Almost a week after Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down from Ukraine skies at 33,000-feet, the first 40 bodies arrived in the Netherlands. The country bore the heaviest casualties at 193 of the 298 killed. The first Royal Dutch Air Force C130 plane landed in the city of Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, Wednesday, as the […]
... written on Jul 24 2014How much would it cost Malaysian Airlines if it had diverted the flight MH17, just like how South Korea’s Korean Air and Asiana, as well as Australia’s Qantas have been doing since March this year? Apparently, based on a former flight planner’s calculation, it would cost additional US$66 (£48.70, RM209.60) per paying passenger for the […]
... written on Jul 21 2014There’re only two countries who know exactly what happened to Malaysian Flight MH17, which was shot down, killing all 298 people including 3 infants and 15 crew onboard. They’re United States and Russia obviously. But whether they want to tell the world the real story or otherwise is another matter. In spite of a commercial […]
... written on Jul 19 2014Just when everyone thought the missing Malaysian flight MH370 in Mar-2014 was the worst air disaster in the country, little did we expect another bigger and worse disaster was waiting to explode in slightly 4-months away. Today, it is confirmed that Malaysian flight MH17 was shot down which killed all 298 people including 15 crew […]
... written on Jul 18 2014In a latest twist, Malaysian Government announced that its diplomat who was allowed to leave New Zealand after an alleged sexual assault will return to New Zealand to face the charges after all. On paper, this seems to be a good news for the victim, the 21-year-old New Zealand woman, who was followed and attacked […]
... written on Jul 03 2014The current crisis in Iraq is not an internal problem confined to the country alone. ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) is “invading and capturing” cities in the northern and central Iraqi provinces at lighting speed. But that’s not the mind-boggling parts of ISIS. The group raises eyebrows because of their brutality, so much […]
... written on Jun 24 2014Beside being crowned as the world’s most expensive city, Singapore is also a top financial hub, trading port, tourism, tax haven, and has the world’s highest percentage of millionaires. The country which already has 21 billionaires is expected to have 4,878 people with US$30 million or more in assets by 2023, according to Knight Frank […]
... written on Jun 10 2014Whether history will judge Malaysia (under the present regime) well or not in handling the current Malaysian Airlines missing MH370 is a “future tense”. It could take years or even decades with debates from Arctic to Antarctic, and from East to West to determine if Malaysia has indeed done well in managing the crisis. Nevertheless, there’s […]
... written on Apr 01 2014As the search and rescue operation enters its second week, more and more countries were involved, thanks to Malaysia’s incompetency, uncertainties, contradictories and whatnot. Malaysians who are used to such government’s culture are actually surprised that the world communities were “surprised” with Malaysian present regime’s SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) in handling issues or crisis. […]
... written on Mar 18 2014Two U.S. officials tell ABC News the U.S. believes that the shutdown of two communication systems happened separately on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. One source said this indicates the plane did not come out of the sky because of a catastrophic failure. The data reporting system, they believe, was shut down at 1:07 a.m. The […]
... written on Mar 14 2014